When his parents start hurling terrible accusations back and forth,
and his mother's absences become more frequent and prolonged, Jacob
is sure a wicked witch must be involved. In a futile attempt at
self-preservation, the not quite six-year-old tries to make himself
as unobtrusive as possible. Until one day, he is abruptly packed
off to Spain to spend the summer with his enigmatic uncle, the
famous painter Eduardo Santillana. There Jacob finds a fanciful
world of flying horses, kind extraterrestrials, evil princesses and
surprisingly friendly grown-ups. Uncle Eduardo seems to delight in
making his nephew's every wish come true, while his remarkable
assortment of friends neither ridicule the child, nor shunt him
aside. To the contrary: pronouncing him their "mascot," they
include him in all of their exciting games, which often last from
dusk to dawn. Then another wicked witch arrives on the scene with
designs to plunge Jacob once more into the familiar abyss of
uncertainty and loss... In her most recently translated work, Along
the Shore of Dreams, award-winning author Mercedes Salisachs
demonstrates yet again her uncanny ability to penetrate the human
psyche, this time expertly dissecting the emotions and anguish of a
young child at the mercy of a succession of self-absorbed adults.
With a sure hand, she navigates the richly-layered fantasies of a
boy seeking protection from a harsh and unfathomable world-with
devastating consequences. MERCEDES SALISACHS: Born in Barcelona,
Spain, Mercedes Salisachs is one of the most prominent contemporary
Spanish writers. She has received numerous distinctions during her
extensive literary career, including the prestigious Gran Cruz de
la Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio and the Premio Ciudad de
Barcelona for her novel Una Mujer Llega al Pueblo, the premio
Planeta, Spain's most lucrative award, for her novel, La Gangrena,
the premio Ateneo de Sevilla for her novel El Volumen de la
Ausencia and the premio Fernando Lara for her novel El Ultimo
Laberinto. The author of more than thirty novels, Mercedes
Salisachs has lectured in several countries and has contributed to
numerous national periodicals and journals. Her works have been
translated into English, Russian, French, Italian, Portuguese,
German, Swedish, Finnish, Afrikaans and Lithuanian.
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